Fast Moving Consumers

Which Consumer Goods companies are ready for the low-carbon transition?

In this report, we rank 16 of the largest publicly listed Consumer Goods companies on business readiness for a low-carbon economy transition. The diverse range of companies have been categorized into two sub-subsectors, ‘Food and Beverage’ and ‘Household and Personal Care.

90%

Nearly all of the sector’s carbon emissions lie in the value chain, leaving companies exposed to raw material risks and product consumption risks

x4

M&A appetite for small, ethical brands has been on the rise, more than quadrupling over the last 5 years

14%

Most companies are investing in plant-based products and less packaging, but only 14% of these transformative innovations are being rolled out at scale

CDP’s League Table of companies in the Food and Beverage sub-sector:

Companies

Country

Average market cap 2018 (US$bn)

League Table Weighted rank

League Table rank

Danone

France

53

3.30

1

Nestlé

Switzerland

250

3.59

2

AB InBev

Belgium

194

4.43

3

PepsiCo

USA

156

4.59

4

Diageo

UK

87

4.65

5

Heineken

Netherlands

58

5.16

6

The Coca-Cola Company

USA

193

5.55

7

Mondelez

USA

62

6.44

8

Kraft Heinz

USA

74

7.52

9

Source: CDP

CDP’s League Table of companies in the Household and Personal care sub-sector:

Companies

Country

Average market cap 2018 (US$bn)

League Table Weighted rank

League Table rank

Unilever

UK / Netherlands

161

2.31

1

L'Oréal

France

130

2.57

2

Colgate-Palmolive

USA

58

3.93

3

Henkel

Germany

51

4.32

4

RB

UK

60

4.97

5

P&G

USA

207

5.32

6

Estée Lauder

USA

51

5.55

7

Source: CDP

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